See Also: protogynous(medicine)
protogynous(dictionary)

protogynous (iou)



protogynous adjective. L19.
[from PROTO- + -GYNOUS: cf. proterogynous.]
Botany & Zoology. Of a hermaphrodite flower or animal: in which the female organs come to maturity before the male. Opp. PROTANDROUS.
protogyny noun the condition of being protogynous L19.